limewash means A mixture of slaked lime in water, used as a paint or a paintlike coating. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.
Etymology
From lime + wash.
noun
- A mixture of slaked lime in water, used as a paint or a paintlike coating.“Near-synonyms: whitewash (often coinstantial), limewater, milk of lime, pickling lime”
verb
- To paint with limewash (slaked lime in water).“Near-synonym: whitewash (often coinstantial)”